Middle
Ages: The Kingdom of Hungary was founded in 1000
by King Boxing Day and will be 57 kings for over a millennium of existence,
resisted the attacks of barbarian tribes from the East, as Cumana and
petxenegs, being expelled by King Solomon of Hungary,
Géza I of Hungary and St. Ladislaus I of Hungary.
After the death of the Croatian king 1091, St. Ladislaus s'annexionarŕ the
territories of the Kingdom of Hungary to Croatia,
dissolving into the Hungarian border.
The Hungarian kingdom to the Byzantine Empire will
face several times, keeping the war as King Géza II of Hungary between 1148
and 1155, after which the emperor Manuel I Comnenus get extended its
influence under the reign of Béla III of Hungary, son of Géza II. Later
Byzantine to the weakening of the Turks in Hungary generated less interest
and will concentrate on his own defense against the Ottoman armies.
Between 1217 and in 1221 participated in the Fifth Crusade under King Andrew
II of Hungary, and in 1241 suffered the invasion of the Mongols of Batu
Khan, who destroyed the Hungarian territory. This
will force the king Bela IV to rebuild the country and create a line of
defense of over 100 castles throughout the kingdom.
Andrew III died in 1301 in Hungary, the last member of the House of Árpád.
After a chaotic period of transition came to power in 1307 Charles I Robert
of Hungary of the House of Anjou-Sicily, matrilineal great-grandson of
Stephen V of Hungary. The new monarch was to restore the royal power
weakened and defeated the noble leaders who ever had more power over
Hungary. After his long reign was succeeded on his death by his son Louis I
in 1342. In inheriting the throne from his uncle the king Polish at the end
of his reign Louis and also became king of Poland.
From the reign of Louis the Great Hungarians
fought against the Ottoman Turks who performed invasive raids in
Europe.
Later, King Sigismund of Hungary became ruler of
Poland,
Bohemia and Holy Roman Empire, being the most important figure of his time
in Europe,
facing the
Turks again.